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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 

by

Betty Smith

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

(1943)
A novel by

Betty Smith

 

Francie Nolan, avid reader, penny candy connoisseur and adroit observer of human nature, has much to ponder in colourful, turn-of-the-century Brooklyn. She grows up with a sweet, tragic father, a severely realistic mother and an aunt who gives her love too freely--to men and a brother who will always be the favoured child. Francie learns early the meaning of hunger and the value of a penny. She is her father's child--romantic and hungry for beauty. But she is her mother's child, too--deeply practical and in constant need of truth. Like the Tree of Heaven that grows out of cement or through cellar gratings, resourceful Francie struggles against all odds to survive and thrive. Betty Smith's poignant, honest novel created a big stir when it was first published more than 50 years ago. Her frank writing about life's squalor was alarming to some of the more genteel society, but the book's humour and pathos ensured its place in the realm of classics--and in the hearts of readers, young and old. (Ages 10 and up) --Emilie Coulter, Amazon.com
 
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2007 : Leather Bound
Cover of ISBN: B001OAQLLMTitle: Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
Publisher: Easton Press
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February 2005 : Library Binding
Cover of ISBN: 1417681411Title: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
ISBN: 1-4176-8141-1 / 978-1-4176-8141-9 (USA edition)
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January 2002 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: B002TA16J8Title: A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN
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December 2001 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 0060001941Title: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
ISBN: 0-06-000194-1 / 978-0-06-000194-0 (USA edition)
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January 1999 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: B002MNDG9KTitle: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
Publisher: Readers Digest
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September 1998 : Library Binding
Cover of ISBN: 0808514628Title: Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith, Annie Dillard
ISBN: 0-8085-1462-8 / 978-0-8085-1462-6 (USA edition)
Publisher: Tandem Library
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July 1998 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 0060995289Title: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
ISBN: 0-06-099528-9 / 978-0-06-099528-7 (USA edition)
Publisher: Harpercollins
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December 1993 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 0816158134Title: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
ISBN: 0-8161-5813-4 / 978-0-8161-5813-3 (USA edition)
Publisher: G K Hall & Co
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January 1992 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: B001PPIRXQTitle: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
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Publisher: Reader's Digest
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January 1989 : Hardback
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April 1982 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 0816133018Title: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
ISBN: 0-8161-3301-8 / 978-0-8161-3301-7 (USA edition)
Publisher: G K Hall & Co
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December 1981 : Library Binding
Cover of ISBN: 0899663036Title: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
ISBN: 0-89966-303-6 / 978-0-89966-303-6 (USA edition)
Publisher: Buccaneer Books
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1980 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: B000LK1WMETitle: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
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May 1974 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 0434713023Title: Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
ISBN: 0-434-71302-3 / 978-0-434-71302-8 (UK edition)
Publisher: William Heinemann
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January 1971 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: B000RNCH0QTitle: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
Publisher: Harper Collins & The First Edition Library
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January 1969 : Hardback
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1968 : Hardback
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1963 : Hardback
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1961 : Hardback
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Author(s): Betty Smith
Publisher: International Collectors Library
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1953 : Library Binding
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Author(s): Betty Smith
Publisher: Harper & Brothers
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January 1951 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: B000HYZ1IATitle: Tree Grows in Brooklyn: A Musical Play
Author(s): Betty Smith, George Abbott
Publisher: Harper & Brothers,, NY:
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1950 : Hardback
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1948 : Hardback
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Publisher: Blackiston Co.
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1947 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 0060139358Title: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
ISBN: 0-06-013935-8 / 978-0-06-013935-3 (USA edition)
Publisher: Williiam Heinemann Ltd
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January 1945 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: B002JJW968Title: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
Publisher: The Musson Book Company
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January 1944 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: B002EB6CLYTitle: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
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January 1943 : Hardback
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1943 : Hardback
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Author(s): Betty Smith
Publisher: Harper & Row
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1934 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: B001DCDRUYTitle: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
Publisher: Everybody's Vacation Publishing Co., Inc.
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Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 0848823923Title: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
ISBN: 0-8488-2392-3 / 978-0-8488-2392-4 (USA edition)
Publisher: Amereon Limited
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Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 0895773287Title: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
ISBN: 0-89577-328-7 / 978-0-89577-328-9 (USA edition)
Publisher: Reader's Digest Association
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Paperback Editions

June 2006 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0061120073Title: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (P.S.)
Author(s): Betty Smith
ISBN: 0-06-112007-3 / 978-0-06-112007-7 (USA edition)
Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics
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February 2005 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0060736267Title: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Perennial Classics)
Author(s): Betty Smith
ISBN: 0-06-073626-7 / 978-0-06-073626-2 (USA edition)
Publisher: Harper Perennial
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January 2005 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0060745940Title: A Tree Grows In Brooklyn Lp
Author(s): Betty Smith
ISBN: 0-06-074594-0 / 978-0-06-074594-3 (USA edition)
Publisher: Harper
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2001 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: B000QABFIKTitle: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
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August 2000 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0749313781Title: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
ISBN: 0-7493-1378-1 / 978-0-7493-1378-4 (UK edition)
Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd
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1999 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: B0013BBMOITitle: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Smith Betty
Publisher: The Reader’s Digest Association
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September 1998 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: B00034EOKATitle: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
Publisher: Perennial Classics
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September 1992 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0099427575Title: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
ISBN: 0-09-942757-5 / 978-0-09-942757-5 (UK edition)
Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd
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July 1989 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0330311301Title: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
ISBN: 0-330-31130-1 / 978-0-330-31130-4 (UK edition)
Publisher: Pan Books
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1989 : Mass Market Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 044084116XTitle: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
ISBN: 0-440-84116-X / 978-0-440-84116-6 (USA edition)
Publisher: The Trumpet Club Special Edition
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1988 : Mass Market Paperback
Cover of ISBN: B000JCK6RQTitle: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
Publisher: Harpercollins
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December 1986 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0330296027Title: Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Pavanne Books)
Author(s): Betty Smith
ISBN: 0-330-29602-7 / 978-0-330-29602-1 (UK edition)
Publisher: Macmillan
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January 1985 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0330285483Title: Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Pavanne Books)
Author(s): Betty Smith
ISBN: 0-330-28548-3 / 978-0-330-28548-3 (UK edition)
Publisher: Macmillan Education Australia Pty Ltd
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January 1976 : Mass Market Paperback
Cover of ISBN: B002I4655ATitle: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
Publisher: Tandem
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1972 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: B001105DD2Title: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
Publisher: Tandem
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May 1971 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0426053621Title: Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
ISBN: 0-426-05362-1 / 978-0-426-05362-0 (UK edition)
Publisher: Tandem
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1970 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: B000L3AP9CTitle: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
Publisher: Noble and Noble , Publishers, Inc.
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July 1968 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0060801263Title: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
ISBN: 0-06-080126-3 / 978-0-06-080126-7 (USA edition)
Publisher: HarperPerennial
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January 1962 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: B002TWT6S4Title: Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
Publisher: POPULAR LIBRARY
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January 1958 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: B002CYWYPGTitle: A Tree Grows In Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
Publisher: Four Square
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1956 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: B000KQCNYUTitle: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
Publisher: Popular Library,
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January 1951 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: B001MSJKP0Title: A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN
Author(s): Betty Smith
Publisher: Penguin
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January 1947 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: B0017L1U5UTitle: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
Publisher: Pinnacle
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Audio Editions

February 2008 : Audio CD
Cover of ISBN: 0061650498Title: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Low Price CD
Author(s): Betty Smith
ISBN: 0-06-165049-8 / 978-0-06-165049-9 (USA edition)
Publisher: Caedmon
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October 2007 : Audio CD
Cover of ISBN: 1433203111Title: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
ISBN: 1-4332-0311-1 / 978-1-4332-0311-4
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
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May 2007 : Audio Cassette
Cover of ISBN: 143320312XTitle: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
ISBN: 1-4332-0312-X / 978-1-4332-0312-1
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May 2007 : Audio CD
Cover of ISBN: 1433203138Title: A Tree Grow in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
ISBN: 1-4332-0313-8 / 978-1-4332-0313-8
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May 2007 : Audio Cassette
Cover of ISBN: 1433203103Title: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
ISBN: 1-4332-0310-3 / 978-1-4332-0310-7
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February 2006 : Audio CD
Cover of ISBN: 0786176946Title: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
ISBN: 0-7861-7694-6 / 978-0-7861-7694-6 (USA edition)
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
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September 2005 : MP3 CD
Cover of ISBN: 0786180099Title: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
ISBN: 0-7861-8009-9 / 978-0-7861-8009-7 (USA edition)
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August 2005 : Audio Cassette
Cover of ISBN: 0786135360Title: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
ISBN: 0-7861-3536-0 / 978-0-7861-3536-3 (USA edition)
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2005 : Audio CD
Cover of ISBN: 0786177888Title: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
ISBN: 0-7861-7788-8 / 978-0-7861-7788-2 (USA edition)
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Inc
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November 2001 : Audio Cassette
Cover of ISBN: 0694525820Title: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
ISBN: 0-694-52582-0 / 978-0-694-52582-9 (USA edition)
Publisher: HarperCollins Canada / Audio
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April 2000 : Audio Cassette
Cover of ISBN: 0736650679Title: A Tree Grows In Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
ISBN: 0-7366-5067-9 / 978-0-7366-5067-0 (USA edition)
Publisher: Books on Tape, Inc.
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July 1989 : Audio Cassette
Cover of ISBN: 1556905246Title: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
ISBN: 1-55690-524-6 / 9781556905247 (USA edition)
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December 2008 : Unknown
Cover of ISBN: 1433268256Title: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
ISBN: 1-4332-6825-6 / 978-1-4332-6825-0
Publisher: Playaway
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May 2007 : CD-ROM
Cover of ISBN: 1433203146Title: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
ISBN: 1-4332-0314-6 / 978-1-4332-0314-5
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
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1995 : Unknown
Cover of ISBN: B0006QEFW2Title: A tree grows in Brooklyn: A novel
Author(s): Betty Smith
Publisher: First Edition Library
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August 1988 : Turtleback
Cover of ISBN: 0606050728Title: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
ISBN: 0-606-05072-8 / 978-0-606-05072-2 (USA edition)
Publisher: Demco Media
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September 1985 : Unknown
Cover of ISBN: 0812442717Title: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
ISBN: 0-8124-4271-7 / 978-0-8124-4271-7 (USA edition)
Publisher: Perfection Learning Prebound
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January 1970 : Unknown
Cover of ISBN: B002CGPVZYTitle: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
Publisher: Popular Library
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January 1951 : Unknown
Cover of ISBN: B0016VSBX0Title: A Tree Grows In Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
Publisher: Penguin Books
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1951 : Unknown
Cover of ISBN: B0019XU8AYTitle: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author(s): Betty Smith
Publisher: Penguin Books in association with Heinemann
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January 1947 : Unknown
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Author(s): Betty Smith
Publisher: Bantam
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1946 : Unknown
Cover of ISBN: B0007I8QZQTitle: A tree grows in Brooklyn: A novel
Author(s): Betty Smith
Publisher: Harper & Bros
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1945 : Unknown
Cover of ISBN: B0007KE478Title: A tree grows in Brooklyn: A novel
Author(s): Betty Smith
Publisher: Jan Förlag
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